[Gate Theatre].

Undated playbill featuring logo at top left of sheet of Longford Productions [an illustration of an Elizabethan playhouse, similar to the thrust stage of the Swan Theatre, Southwark with three players on it, the building surmounted with the initials "LP"] printed by Corrigan & Wilson, Ltd., Printers, 13 Sackville Place, Dublin in bright blue ink on cream coloured card. Text continues: "Matinee Saturday at 2.30 p.m.[.] Prices - 3s 6d., 2s and 1s. Next production: The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov". The Longfords [Christine Pakenham (neé Trew), Countess of Longford and her husband Edward Pakenham, the elder son of the Earl of Longford], worked with Edwards-Mac Liammoir at the Gate Theatre from 1931-1936; following a disagreement, they founded Longford Productions which produced 151 plays at the Gate Theatre during their 24 years of existence.Hide full summary ...
Undated playbill featuring logo at top left of sheet of Longford Productions [an illustration of an Elizabethan playhouse, similar to the ...Show full summary ...